OTOTO’s Giraffe-inspired measuring tape is the “height” of creativity!

Giraffe necks and “height” of creativity may just be my weakest pun ever, but isn’t this giraffe-inspired measuring tape just adorable? Miss Meter, as it’s called, is an exotic animal from the savannas of Africa, with a unique neck that can elongate and contract. Designed, however, to be a fully functional measuring tape, Miss Meter cleverly integrates the tape-roll within its body, with a switch on the spine that allows you to lock the auto-retraction feature.

Another really clever detail lies in Miss Meter’s head, which sort of easily works as a hook too (seen on most tapes) to help hold the tape against a corner or edge of an object or surface to help you single-handedly measure better. When not in use, Miss Meter proudly sits on any tabletop with a certain majestic appeal, rather than being dumped in your tool-drawer like any other measuring tape. What next?? A Rhino that can sharpen your kitchen knives?!

Designers: Idan Noyberg and Gal Bulka for OTOTO

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Giraffe Tape Measure Sticks out Its Neck for You

Tape measures come in all different forms, but most of them have boring designs. Not this one. This tape measure goes by the name of Miss Meter and it is shaped like a tiny giraffe. It is probably the most adorable way to take measurements that was ever created.

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Miss Meter is the creation of Tel Aviv-based designers OTOTO. They are the ones responsible for those equally cute Nessie products we showed you a while back.

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You can find Miss Meter at the SOHO Design Shop. This would be the longest necked giraffe in the world, if it were a realistic scale model.

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[via Geyser of Awesome]

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GTA IV Mod Lets You Play as a Giraffe

The best part of the GTA games is the mayhem that you can cause as you drive and run and gun throughout the city. Some of the mods for the game are pretty cool too. You know what’s really awesome? A mod that lets you wreck havoc across the city as a giraffe.
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There is nothing better than seeing a giraffe riding a motorbike, firing an RPG and pushing cars so they go flying like Superman sneezed. This Grand Theft Auto IV giraffe mod by indirivacua is some hardcore giraffe action for zoo fans everywhere.

Just make sure that you watch the video all the way through to the end, you’ll be happy you did. It is some funny stuff. To me at least. Who doesn’t love a giraffe on a rampage? But how about elephant?

[via Geek]